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l:.|..c0r\moN.v DEIACHABI- E COVER CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION yIILEI) IAN. 3, 1 920.

1,41 5, 1 48.- Patented May 9, 1922.

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Zr yvi? i7 STAT 'TENT FOUNTAIN COMPANY, or MAssAonUsn'r'rsf BOSTN,

MAssAonnsnrrs, a conronefrroN or DETAGHABLE-COVER CONSTRUCTON.

Application filed January To all whomc't may concer-a.

' Be it lmown that I, EnNnsr L. CoNDoN, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Medwayin the county of Norfollrand State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and` useful Improvements in Detachable-Cover Constructions, of which the Fellowing is a specilication.

This invention relates to a. separable hinge connection for a cover andreceptacle, and while applicable to covered receptacles generally, it isparticularly designed for the cover of an ice box or chest forming partor' a soda fountain installation.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preterredemboflment oftheinvention Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view, in perspective with thecoveropen;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the cover and receptacle top; and

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Il indicates the top ot the ice box or other chest orreceptacle,provided with an opening 5, herein shown asV rectangular. 6is the cover, preferably made of a thin metal plate large enough tooverlap the margin orf the box top l around the aperture 5 excepting atthe hinged edge, and, it vided with a wall 7 ofA heat insulating'material on its yunder side. y

A pair of cover positioning members 8 are iixed at each corner of theopening 5 and extend into the opening. Each member 8 is made of sheetmetal with a plate 9 extend-ing under the receptacle top il and-fastened thereto, and an extension 10, spaced a little 'from the edgeorn opening 5 to form therewith a slot 11. The two slots 11 of the twosimilar members 8 face each other. The

'free or outer edge of each member 8 is bent down as shown at 12, andthe inner edge ot the extension 10 is similarly bent down as shown at13, thus orminga substantially triangular extension adjacent one sideoi' the slot 11.

On the under side ofthe lid or cover 6 .is secured a tongue orprojection 14 having a downwardly offset shoulder 15 to permit thetongue to extend under the box top 4l when the cover is closed. Thetongue14 extends between the two slots 11 and lits loosely therein. Thusthe slots at one side or the opening 5 engage the tongue 14 andSpecification of Letters Patent.

desired, pro- Patented May 9, 1922.

3, 1920. Serial No. 349,281.

position the cover 6 with relation to the opening whether. the cover isopen or closed.

l/Vhen the cover isopened it swings on its edge, which rests on a lixedpart adjacent the-opening, namely., the margin of the receptacle top inthe construction herein shown, until the tongue 14 comes against thesurfaces 13 on the extensions 10, by which it is stopped. The cover willthus be supported in open and upstanding position as illustratedin-Fig.A 1 and in broken lines in Fig. 3. When the cover is closed thedownwardly odset tongue 1flf will' swing away from the stops 13 andunderneath the box top e. to the position indicated in Fig. 2, and insolid lines in Fig. 3. In all positions` of the cover the tongue andspaced slots 11 will hold the cover against dislodgment from its` properposition on the chest.

As the cover merely swings on its edge and is heldin position by thetongue andv slots which interengage but are unattached, the coverisseparable and may be removed for cleaning by merely opening it andlifting the tongue lil vertically. out oit the slots 11. Similarly itmaybe replaced by merelyv inserting the tongue into the slots whichserve to guide thecovery to its correctposition. 1 y y While a single.continuous tongue 14 is preferable for strength and simplicityofconstruction, and for the purpose of closing the crackbetween theedgeofthe cover and the edge of* the opening 5, when the cover is closed, toprevent moisture from dripping through the crack, separatetOngues, onefor eachslot 11, are within the scope ot the invention and arecontemplated by the claims. Also the extensions 10 might be connected inwhich case the two members 8 would be made in a single piece and asingle slot would be formed between 8 and the edge of opening 5. Theseand other modilications are within the scope of the invention and arecontemplated b-y the claims unless exeluded by express limitation.

l claim: y

1. In combination, a receptacle top having an opening, and a separablecover for the opening adapted to swing on one edge resting on thereceptacle' top, such; pivot edge registering with one edge of saidopening, a tongue extending from the pivot edge of the cover throughsaid opening, and a tongue engaging projection fixed to the receptacleand projecting into saidk opening whereby to provide an open endedslotfor the reception or' the edge of said cover.

2. lin combination, a receptacle top having an opening, and a separa-blecover for the opening adapted to swing on one edge resting on thereceptacle top, such. pivot edge registering with one edge: of'saidopening, a'single. tongue extending along vthe pivot edge of the coverand terminating short oi both ends thereof and projecting thourgh theopening of the receptacle top, and a pair of projections iixed to thereceptacle and projecting inte` said opening: adapted to engage the endsof the tongue.

3. In combination, a receptacle top having an opening and a pair oispaced open ended slots disposed within the opening ad-v jacent one sidethereof and facing each other, and a separable cover swinging on oneedge as a pivot, such pivot edge registering vwith one edge oi"- saidopening. a tongue extending from the-pivot edge or' the cover throughthe opening and rearwardly under the edge of the opening when the coveris closed,- adapted to close the crack between `the pivot edge of thecover and the edge oi'A the openings, the edges of said gaging therespective slots. v

e. In combination, a receptacle top havytongue ening an openinO', amember fixed to the re-V ceptacle top and projecting into the opening,

said member comprising an element spaced. :from the adjacent edge off.thev opening' whereby to form .an` open ended slot therebetween, aseparable'cover swinging on' one edge as a pivot, having a tongue vorprojection extending through said slot.

5. `ln combination, a receptacle top having an opening, a pair ofmembers fixed to the receptacle top adjacent the respect've corners ofthe'opening and projecting into the opening, said members-havingextensions forming with the side'of the opening a pair of spaced slotsfacing each other, and a separable cover swinging on one edge as marginsor" said extensions being bent downwardl and. a se arable coverswin'inp` on Vone edge as a pivot and having a tongue or projectionengaging said slots, the inner bent margin of the extensions beingadapted to engage'the tongue when the Voever is opened and to serve as astop.

.7. A receptacle top having an opening therein, a member formed of sheetmaterial underlying and secured `to said top adjacent an edge of saidopening', said member projecting into -the opening, and a part extendingoutwardly from one edge of said member and spaced'from said edge, saidpart being substantially triangular in section withitsl apex directeddownwardly.

'8. A receptacle top having an opening therein, a member extendingintosaid opening from one edge of the top, said member havingk a portionextending substantially parallel to said edge and spaced therefrom, saidportion comprising parts projecting downwardly at an angle to the planeof said member.

9. A receptacle Vtop having an Opening therein, a plate underlyingsaid-top adjacent an edge off said opening andv secured thereto, saidplate extending into the opening, a part projecting from'pone' margin ofsaid plate and extending substantially parallel to said edge,saidpart-Yhaving'its opposite edge 'portions projecting downwardly andmeeting at a pointv below the plane of said top.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this 30 day of December, 1919.

l .nannsr L. oonnoN.

